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enThe Reliability of Tsunami Detection Buoyshttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/423280/the-reliability-of-tsunami-detection-buoys/
<p>The technology helped after Japan’s earthquake, but the buoy system is often unreliable.</p>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0000digitalservices423280 at http://www.technologyreview.comRobotic Storm Tracker Gets a Big Test with Earlhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/420622/robotic-storm-tracker-gets-a-big-test-with-earl/
<p>The largest-ever storm monitoring mission is now gathering scientific data that was previously impossible to get.</p><p>As Hurricane Earl barrels toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, coastal residents don’t know if they should evacuate in case the storm makes landfall. They rely on forecasters <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/19030/">analyzing computer models</a>, but those predictions differ. A new hurricane-monitoring mission that’s now underway hopes to reduce this uncertainty by gathering atmospheric and environmental storm data never before obtained. </p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices420622 at http://www.technologyreview.comRobotic Planes Chase After Climate Datahttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/418226/robotic-planes-chase-after-climate-data/
<p>Newly outfitted robo-planes will monitor the Earth’s upper atmosphere in greater detail.</p><p>For the first time, NASA has begun flying an unmanned aircraft outfitted with scientific instruments to observe the Earth’s atmosphere in greater detail. The agency has partnered with <a href="http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/globalhawk/index.html" target="_blank">Northrop Grumman</a> to outfit three aircraft, called <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/research/GloPac/" target="_blank">Global Hawks</a>, which were given to NASA by the U.S. Air Force. Unlike manned aircraft equipped with Earth observation tools, the Global Hawks can fly for up to 30 hours and travel for longer distances and at high altitudes; they can also gather more precise data than satellites and can be stationed to monitor an area for extended periods of time. </p>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices418226 at http://www.technologyreview.comPredictions for the 2009 Hurricane Seasonhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/413679/predictions-for-the-2009-hurricane-season/
<p>NASA satellites are providing data used to forecast this year’s hurricanes. So far the news is good.</p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices413679 at http://www.technologyreview.comNASA's Climate Satellite Crashes Back to Earthhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/412265/nasas-climate-satellite-crashes-back-to-earth/
<p>The failure means that a gap in climate science will remain.</p>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000digitalservices412265 at http://www.technologyreview.com